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CORKERY – A few months after the official groundbreaking, the new Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre (OVWBCC) is starting to take shape, but building will commence in phases, as volunteers continue to fundraise for the project
Read moreOTTAWA – Lines 2 and 4 of the Ottawa light rail transit (LRT) system are opening Jan. 6 in what city staff are calling a phased approach.
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FITZROY HARBOUR – While Coun. Clarke Kelly thinks the city’s Natural Area Acquisition program is an important one, he believes the program has missed the boat on its plan to purchase a parcel of land on Ferry Road near Fitzroy Harbour.
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DUNROBIN – The Dunrobin Adult Program has launched a new bistro, teaching participants the skills and lessons required to work in the service industry.
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SMITHS FALLS – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers across East Region have now charged a total of 45 motorists with impaired driving since the Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) initiative began two weeks ago.
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CARLETON PLACE – Kinburn’s Finn Barton is making the most of his first year playing Junior A hockey for the Canadians.
Read moreMISSISSIPPI MILLS – Earlier this year, the Municipality of Mississippi Mills embarked on an Abattoir Feasibility Study prompted by concerns from local farmers regarding the lack of meat processing facilities locally.
Read moreOPINION – Concerns and challenges around Ontario’s energy supply remain a top-of-mind issue with Ontario’s farmers as we gathered in Toronto last week for the annual general meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
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CORKERY – The community may not have a community centre this winter, but it still has the Christmas spirit, and the community association has partnered with Corkery’s rural firefighters to celebrate the season on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Read moreOTTAWA – The fifth annual Farm Transition Appreciation Day (FTADay) will take place on Thursday Jan. 9.
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